Proverbs 6:34
For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: 1 He will not spare in the day of vengeance. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
In Context
33He endures both pain and disgrace, 1 And his reproach shall never be wiped off. 1
35He will not forego his enmity for any ransom: 1 Neither will he be reconciled for many gifts.
Cross References
Numbers 5:14and there should come upon him a spirit of jealousy, and he should be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled; or there should come upon him a spirit of jealousy, and he should be jealous of his wife, and she should not be defiled;
Judges 19:29And he took his sword, and laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve parts, and sent them to every coast of Israel.
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: 1 But envy can bear nothing. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35
Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange… Read the whole commentary →